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Ethnic Services Committee

Mission Statement

The mission of the Ethnic Services Committee is to ensure that mental health services meet the increasing mental health needs of diverse cultural, linguistic, racial and ethnic populations, and to actively address the conditions that contribute to and are indicators of the need for relevant, high quality mental health services.

  • CMHDA Ethnic Services Committee - In-Person Meeting
    • Wednesday, February 10, 2009 (9am - 12pm)
      Riverside Convention Center
      3443 Orange St, Riverside, CA 92501
    • Please RSVP to Megan Montgomery, mmontgomery@cmhda.org, by Tuesday, February 9, 2010. 
    • NoteDue to logistics, a conference line will not be available for this meeting. 
  • 2010 California Mental Health Policy Forum
    "National Healthcare Reform: Implications for California
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Committee Leadership

  • Alfredo Aguirre, LCSW – Co-Chair
    San Diego County
  • Jo Ann Johnson, LCSW – Co-Chair
    Sacramento County
  • Stephanie Welch, MSW – CMHDA Contact
    swelch@cmhda.org
  • Megan Montgomery - CMHDA Administrative Contact
    mmontgomery@cmhda.org

Regional Leadership

  • Nelson Jim - Bay Region Co-Chair
    Director of Cultural Competency and Client Relations
    San Francisco Department of Public Health
    nelson.jim@sfdph.org
  • Hugo Lucero - Bay Region Co-Chair
    Cultural Competence/Ethnic Services Manager
    Mental Health Division – City of Berkeley
    hlucero@ci.berkeley.ca.us
  • Marla Ford, LCSW, MPA - Central Region Co-Chair
    CC/ES Manager & MHSA Consortium Coordinator
    San Joaquin County Mental Health
    mford@sjcbhs.org
  • Jo Ann Johnson, LCSW - Central Region Co-Chair
    Cultural Competence/E.S. Program Manager
    Sacramento County Division of Mental Health
    johnsonj@saccounty.net
  • Veronica Kelley, LCSW - Southern Region Chair
    Service Chief/ Ethnic Serv. Coordinator
    Orange County Behavioral Health Services
    vkelley@ochca.com
  • Elizabeth Gowan, MFT - Superior Region Chair
    MHSA Coordinator, Program Manager
    Butte County Department of Behavioral Health
    egowan@buttecounty.net

Committee Information